He placed Dusty’s classic hat on top of the flowers. ZZ Top closed the night with Dusty Hill’s “Tush.” The lead vocal was from the last live recording of Hill singing “Tush.” Billy Gibbons move the bouquet of roses to the front of the drum riser. The night ended with a tribute to Dusty Hill. This was followed by the 1973 Texas boogie-woogie, “La Grange”. They started with “Brown Sugar,” a rarity from ZZ Top’s First Album. Elwood and Gibbons switch to custom turquoise blue-green guitars for the encore. The trio began the encore after a very quick breather. ![]() Gibbons switched to Pearly, his ’59 Sunburst Les Paul for the early classic, “Just Got Paid.” ZZ Top wrapped up their main set with the ’80s MTV favorite, “Legs,” with Gibbons and Elwood switching to their white furry guitars. This included “Gimme All Your Lovin,” “Pearl Necklace,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” and 1979 single, “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide.” The next song was a track from their 2012 studio album, La Futura, “I Gotsta Get Paid.”īilly introduced their Merle Travis cover of “Sixteen Tons,” with a narrative of collaborating with guitar legend Jeff Beck. ![]() The set continued with their famous MTV video hits from the 80s. Not missing a beat, the trio played a dirty blue song from the 1973 album, Tres Hombre, “Jesus Just Left Chicago.” You can feel Dusty’s presence within the music, the band, and the audience tonight. Gibbons picked it up and placed it on top of Frank’s bass drum. A fan tossed a bouquet of roses on stage as a tribute to Dusty Hill. Elwood Francis fits the ZZ Top image with dark sunglasses and a long shaggy beard.įollowing this repartee between Billy and Elwood’s lockdown whiskers, they did a bluesy cover of Sam & Dave’s “I Thank You” from their Degüello album. Gibbons introduces bassist Elwood Francis to the Denver audience as the handpicked successor by Dusty Hill. The Little Ol’ Band From Texas kicked off the night with “Got Me Under Pressure.” Behind his dark sunglasses, Billy welcomes the Colorado fans back to live music and acknowledges Dusty Hill’s passing. The band played behind stacks of Magnatone amps and a starry night backdrop. The front of the double bass drums featured wooden whiskey barrels graphics with “Senor Beard” written in script. Frank was sitting behind a new black Tama drum set up. ![]() It’s great to see ZZ Top supporting the Denver music scene by having a local band opening.īilly and Elwood began the night with the Bolin custom Peeler T-Style guitars (well-worn red paint and claw-like scratches). ![]() The perfect warm-up to get the audience ready for a ZZ Top sing-along. A mixture of classic rock covers with a few originals sung by the talented Sarah Hornbuckle. Long-time Denver Broncos’ radio and tv personality Rick Lewis and his band, the Rick Lewis Project, was the opening act. The Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre had a packed venue, an almost sold-out show for a Tuesday night. It was a greatest hits show from their five decades of music. They are celebrating ZZ Top’s 50th anniversary with the worldwide ‘Texas Bash’ tour. ZZ Top turned up the fun at Colorado’s Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (Greenwood Village, CO) with some Texas blues-rock & roll.
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